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    Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 3 May 2015

    English is weird. http://boingboing.net/2015/05/01/english-is-weird.html …pic.twitter.com/B3QFzYY12P

    11:22 AM - 3 May 2015
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      1. salvatore angelone‏ @qualitasrebus 3 May 2015
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        @BoingBoing if only she only told only him only that only she only loved only him only

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      2. Kalen Delaney‏ @sqlqueen 3 May 2015
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        Whoever wrote instructions doesn't know English. ON --> IN RT @BoingBoing: English is weird. http://boingboing.net/2015/05/01/english-is-weird.html …pic.twitter.com/1YQJsEI2qt

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      3. Daniel Zavalza‏ @dzavalza 3 May 2015
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        @sqlqueen @BoingBoing it happens to a lot of us who brave learning a new language. You should hear/see how Americans speak/write Spanish 😀

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      4. Kalen Delaney‏ @sqlqueen 3 May 2015
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        @dzavalza Yes, correct prepositions are very difficult when learning a new language. I just thought this was written by a native speaker.

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      2. Ludo‏ @Ludovicaa 3 May 2015
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        @BoingBoing That's why English is such an awesome language, almost infinite flexibility

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      1. it is I, Leclerc  🇫🇷 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 ✝️‏ @itsme_leclerc 3 May 2015
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        @BoingBoing move around an adverb and you will get different meanings. Nothing weird, applies to many languages

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      1. Victoria Edgewood‏ @VicEdgewood 3 May 2015
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        @BoingBoing @cmdrsue this is a perfect example of why I love the English language. #versatil

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      1. EE‏ @peachuniverse 3 May 2015
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        @BoingBoing you should place only next to the word or words whose meaning it restricts or limits. Only is adverb.

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      1. EE‏ @peachuniverse 3 May 2015
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        @BoingBoing Usage of Only: the traditional view is that, to avoid ambiguity,

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      1. EE‏ @peachuniverse 3 May 2015
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        @BoingBoing Example 1) the meaning of only restricts to object;him. Example 2) the meaning of only restricts to verb;told

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      1. EE‏ @peachuniverse 3 May 2015
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        @BoingBoing Only:2)with the negative or unfortunate result that. I.e., "she only told him that she loved him".

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      1. EE‏ @peachuniverse 3 May 2015
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        @BoingBoing Only: adverb, 1)no one or nothing more besides. I.e., "she told him that she only loved him".

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      1. jah08‏ @jah08 3 May 2015
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        @BoingBoing Merely placing the word "only" anywhere in the sentence changes meaning, Add punctuation variables for more nuance.

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